FMR. GOVERNOR OAKVALE'S REMARKS AT CITY HALL, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Hey everyone!
In the time since I initially declared my candidacy I've been honoured and humbled to receive endorsements from such Atlasian luminaries as my old friend, Governor Tmth, from Snowstalker, Duke, and of course, from our region’s great Governor, Spammage. And this evening, I am formally launching my campaign to become the next Senator for the Pacific.
It’s an exciting time in Atlasia – the malaise that’s all too often plagued this game is showing signs of receding, with a close Presidential race between three very capable candidates and also that gymnastics GIF ticket, and with a new political party arriving on the scene and shaking things up. And I'm excited to be back in Atlasian political life after a long and – if I
do say so myself
– deserved break.
Pacificians, you know my record – as a Justice and a member of the Senate, but, most importantly to me, I had the good fortune to serve as the 8th Governor of the Pacific for two terms.
I was Lieutenant Governor under Ebowed, and then ascended to the Governor’s mansion when President Purple State appointed Ebowed to the Supreme Court. (Amusingly, I’d later succeed Ebowed again when President Tmth appointed me to fill his seat on the Court).
I went on to be elected as Governor twice in my own right, and, working with citizens of all political stripes – liberals like Fuzzybigfoot, moderates like my Lt. Gov, ArchangelZero, and conservative populists like realisticidealist - on an ambitious agenda of regional reform, trying to kick some life into into a region that had, sadly, gained a reputation for stagnancy and decline. We passed legislation incorporating all kinds of ideas from across the spectrum, created new government positions in an effort to stir up interest, and even, after a protracted debate, introduced, on a trial basis, a first in Atlasian history – a bicameral legislature, a hard-fought compromise borne from my original idea of an elected legislature, which I’m thrilled to see Governor Spammage introducing at long last.
Now, eventually, successive administrations discontinued the program (RIP ‘Pacific Council’
), but that kind of bold experimentalism is the kind of thinking I’ll bring to Nyman as the region’s representative in the Senate – not everything we tried worked, but we weren't afraid to try.
Over a long career in Atlasia I've sat on the Supreme Court, served in the Senate, and even ran for the Presidency. If you give me the privilege to serve as our region’s Senator, I promise you this – I will fight on behalf of our the Pacific, and on behalf of the country as a whole, not just for the liberal personal values I hold dear – to protect healthcare, the rights of our workers, the personal freedom of our citizens, our social safety net - but for a pragmatic, progressive consensus.
You know me - I don’t like to leave people out in the cold. As the Pacific’s Senator, I will work with Senators of
all stripes and party backgrounds, and with President Napoleon, just as I did as Governor of this great region, and I will do my
very best to make this region proud.
The campaign is just getting under way, and I look forward to a tough and vigorous debate and exchange of ideas against the very capable incumbent, Sbane. And hey, if nothing else, we'll at least give the Pacific a competitive election for a change.
Thank you all, and Dave bless!